Fuller Rose Beetle Naupactus cervinus Boheman, 1840Invasive    Synonyms: Aramigus fulleri, Asynonychus godmani, Asynonychus godmanni, Pantomorus cervinus.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Coleoptera   >   Family Curculionidae   >   Genus Naupactus   

Status:

Native to S. America, now cosmopolitan; in our area, across the US. Considered invasive in this country. (BugGuide)

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Highly polyphagous, best known for the damage it inflicts on roses; larvae feed on roots; adults, on leaves, buds, and flowers. (BugGuide)

There are 5 records in the project database.

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A Fuller Rose Beetle in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (9/13/2020). Verified by V. Belov/BugGuide. Photo by Barbara Thurlow. (MBP list)

Fuller Rose Beetle in Somerset Co., Maryland (7/30/2020). (c) birdzilla, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by birdzilla via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Fuller Rose Beetle in Worcester Co., Maryland (11/22/2020). (c) Wayne Longbottom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Wayne Longbottom. (MBP list)

Fuller Rose Beetle in Kent Co., Maryland (9/2/2021). (c) tipelizon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jeremy Liberman via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Fuller Rose Beetle in Kent Co., Maryland (9/2/2021). (c) tipelizon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jeremy Liberman via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Fuller Rose Beetle in Kent Co., Maryland (9/2/2021). (c) tipelizon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jeremy Liberman via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Fuller Rose Beetle in Somerset Co., Maryland (7/30/2020). (c) birdzilla, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by birdzilla via iNaturalist. (MBP list)


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MBP marks as "Invasive" any taxon listed in the Maryland Invasive Species Council (MISC) list of Invasive Species of Concern in Maryland. You can read their criteria and review the lists here: https://mdinvasives.org/species-of-concern/.